Dana H. NYC Reviews and Tickets

88%

(88 Ratings)

Positive

97%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Intense, Riveting, Thought-provoking

About the Show

In this harrowing true story, Dana, a chaplain of a psych ward, is held captive with her life in a patient's hands for five months. Told in Dana's own words and reconstructed for the stage by her son, Lucas Hnath.

From the show:

Dana was a chaplain of a psych ward where she met a charismatic patient, an ex-convict searching for redemption. A harrowing true story, Dana was held captive with her life in this man’s hands — trapped in a series of Florida motels, disoriented and terrified — for five months. Told in Dana's own words and reconstructed for the stage by her son Lucas Hnath (A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2, THE CHRISTIANS), “one of the freshest playwriting voices to emerge in the past five years” (The New York Times), this innovative work shatters the boundaries of the art form and our understanding of good and evil.

Show-Score Member Reviews (88)

Resonant, Great writing, Intense, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you like crime podcasts. This isn't a diss. It's just a new type of audio theatre that draws you in w/ horrific details.

Don't see it if hate one-person shows.

Remarkably moving and totally inventive

See it if for an exceptional actress telling a frightening story from real life, in a presentation style that is totally innovative. heartbreaking.

Don't see it if If real life stories of human cruelty and damaged psyches aren't for you, this will be a challenge.

Great acting, Sublime, Heart-wrenching, Gripping, Harrowing

See it if you are ready for a gripping re-telling from Hnath's mother's mouth of a horrific kidnapping. O'Connell fully embodies her.

Don't see it if you are unprepared to go through a women's trauma in the first person. Tough emotionally from start to finish.

Profound, Thought-provoking, Terrifying, Edgy, Riveting

See it if Health worker is kidnapped and forced into a brutal underworld. Seemingly incredulous, but true. Superb acting & production.

Don't see it if You don't want to listen to her harrowing ordeal. She inhabits eerily parallel worlds, including straight & criminal; living & dead. Read more

Masterful, Must see, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you want to see an incredible performance by one of the greatest living actresses

Don't see it if You don’t like non-traditional plays. It’s not a secret they tell you before the play starts that she is lip-synching the entire time Read more

Thought-provoking, Masterful, Great acting, Gripping, Harrowing

See it if Deirdre O'Connell gives a masterful performance as a kidnap victim. Alone on stage, I couldn't take my eyes off her.

Don't see it if The story itself, though gripping, left me with so many questions. None of which had anything to do with the value of the show.

Profound, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you want to see a gripping, true story, interpreted by a master actor. It will have you pondering and mulling for ages.

Don't see it if you don't like one-person plays, difficult subjects, a plain set, with very little movement.

Uncomfortable, Thought-provoking, Intense, Great acting, Harrowing

See it if You like edge of your seat stories, knotting of your stomach & a tension that makes it difficult to sit still. The lip sinking is amazing

Don't see it if You do not appreciate groundbreaking one person plays where the actor lip sinks; you prefer traditional plays with a lot of physical action

Critic Reviews (15)

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